3.5 stars

This was my first Brandon Sanderson book and I am a little disappointed.

Skyward has great characters, engaging plot, shocking twists and everything you can ask for from a good Sci-fi book. I enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who love sci-fi and fantasy books as both of these elements are present in the book.

However, i dont think it's the best book out there. It's a pretty ordinary tale of an overachieving girl with special abilities and a mysterious past on a path to self discovery. One of her parents, quite predictably, died when she was just a kid and now she is trying to figure out what happened, not knowing that the truth will lead her to question the world she lives in and the system that she so blindly trust. This plot has been done so many times before, It didn't feel like I was reading anything new. Maybe I was expecting too much, idk.

The best things about this book were the characters, world building and the way the story was told. I liked Spensa as a character but i thought the side characters were muchhh better specially Mbot and kimmalyn. Kimmalyn obsession with saints was hilarious. I loved her. The action scenes were EPIC and so well written. World building and character development was exceptionally done.

I can't really pin point why this book didn't work out for me. I felt like there was something missing and it failed to bring anything new to the table.

I have been meaning to read mistborn trilogies but after reading this book by Brandon Sanderson I am not so sure when I'll be picking them up.